MIXERS: Allen & Heath ZED60-14FX

Console features the same high quality 60mm faders as the ZED60-10FX, but has four more mono/mic channels.

Allen & Heath has launched the ZED60-14FX, a highly compact analogue mixer ideal for small bands and venues.

ZED60-14FX is a companion to the ZED60-10FX launched earlier this year, employing the same high quality 60mm faders, but with four extra mono/mic channels.

Two of the eight mono channels have high impedance jack inputs that can take a normal line level or low level input from a guitar pickup, so guitars can be plugged straight into the mixer without the need for DI boxes. These inputs have been crafted to recreate the sound of a classic tube preamp in a combo or head. Two stereo inputs are provided for MP3/CD players or keyboards.
 
The ZED60-14FX also comes with configurable USB audio in/out, making it easy to capture a stereo recording at a gig or in the studio. The mixer is equipped with professional XLR main stereo outputs, a flexible monitoring section with headphone and speaker feed outputs and 16 high quality digital effects.
 
Allen & Heath designer, Mike Griffin, explains: “We designed the ZED-60 mixers to complement the very popular ZED-10FX, which is a super-compact but professional standard mixer with rotary faders.

"The ZED-60 models incorporate additional channel mute switches and 60mm faders, making them great to use for dynamic mixing, but still retaining their diminutive size. The ZED60-14FX takes it one step further – with eight mono channels, two stereo channels and our renowned in-house designed effects, it’s a very useful piece of kit indeed.”

The ZED60-14FX has an RRP of £335 and is available now.

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